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If you drain the fuel system and loosen the float bowl nut to drain the carb, she will start easy next year. Alternatively, put some fuel...
Nordlocks give excellent results. Only concern would be reducing the torque setting to allow for dismantle. Heating the loctite softens the bond,...
If that’s the case. Probably not an engineered solution. But you could increase the chances of it staying tight as follows. New nut. Degrease both...
If it’s previously been secured to 160 nm (which is bloody tight) and with added loctite there could be shims missing or some sort of tolerance...
Is it the first start of the year? Has the fuel gone off in storage?
Alternatively, lean the bike straight handle bar end against a wall using a bit of soft padding to prevent marking the bar ends.
You can always pack the side stand up a touch on a piece of wood to make it stand more vertically. But don’t over do it!
Looking like you have ridden through something and it’s not from your bike!
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I’m not familiar with that exact engine. But does the mesh on the inside of the vertical cover pictured look like it has rub marks on it from the...
Agreed, in addition I thought the marking on the back of the belt (smooth side) looks excessive for the distance travelled. How does the tension...
I’ve used Ariete over the years before SKF hit the market, an excellent seal. I’ve also not been particular impressed with Pyramid parts. I just...
If available for the bike I am working on I always use SKF duel compound low friction seals. You pay a bit more for them but a fork job is mainly...
Thanks for that. A mate in the trade was telling me about wet cam belt fords these days. Which genius dreamt that up?
I’m aware of those, but didn’t know how universal they have become. Madness really, like much automotive these days.
Yekkies! Please tell me which car needs an engine/box split to replace a slave cylinder. I would hate to buy one as a runaround for any one of my...
How do the car and bike belts compare when you bend them backwards on themselves so the toothed side is outward then compress them into a tight...
What do they look like on the business side, at the very bottom of the tooth root? Any signs of very fine cracking or similar?
Or take it to a specialist that repairs motorcycle leather goods. Probably the easiest if you have one locally. Some quality manufactures like...
Hi. The best quality press studs are the ones the military use. Called ‘Lift the Dot’. If you goggle this you will be able the buy a small...
